Qatar’s brand new state-of-the-art railway is taking shape for a modern way of getting around Doha in a safe, convenient and affordable manner.

Doha Metro will have three different lines (Red, Green and Gold) within Doha area, Long Distance Rail will connect from Mesaieed Port to Ras Laffan, Doha to Dukhan and Al Shamal. Lusail City will have four lines of trams within its area.

Doha Metro - Red Line

The Red Line, also known as the Coast Line, runs for about 40 kilometres from Al Wakra in the south to Lusail in the north. The line also connects Hamad International Airport at Terminal 1 to the centre of the city. It has 18 stations with the Legtaifiya Station allowing passengers to transfer over to the Lusail Tram. The other 17 stations are:

• Al Bidda ( Interchange station)
• Corniche
• West Bay
• DECC
• Al Qassar
• Katara
• Lusail
• Hamad Intl. Airport T1
• Qatar University
• Al Wakra
• Ras Bu Fontas
• Economic Zone
• Oqba Ibn Nafie
• Al Matar Al Qadeem
• Umm Ghawalina
• Al Doha Al Jadeda
• Msheireb ( Interchange station)

Doha Metro - Green Line

The Green Line runs east from Al Riffa to Al Mansoura in the west. Because it passes through Education City, the line is also known as the Education Line. There are eleven stations along this line:

• Al Mansoura
• Msheireb ( Interchange station)
• Al Bidda ( Interchange station)
• The White Palace
• Hamad Hospital
• Al Messila
• Al Rayyan Al Qadeem
• Al Shaqab
• Qatar National Library
• Education city
• Al Riffa

Doha Metro - Gold Line

The east-west Gold (Historic) Line extends from Ras Bu Aboud to Al Aziziya. Eleven stations run along the Gold Line:

• Ras Bu Abboud
• National Museum
• Souq Waqif
• Msheireb ( Interchange station)
• Bin Mahmoud
• Al Sadd
• Joaan
• Al Sudan
• Al Waab
• Sport City
• Al Aziziyah

Long Distance Rail

The Long Distance Rail will serve to connect residents to not only other cities in Qatar. This rail network will have positive ramifications on the country’s environment through the reduction of greenhouse gases as a single journey effectively replaces the need for hundreds of cars and trucks to take the same trip.

The Long Distance Rail network consists of five main lines:

• Freight line from Mesaieed Port to Ras Laffan.
• Mixed line (passenger and freight) from Doha to Dukhan.
• Mixed line from Doha to Al Shamal.

Phase 1 includes construction of nearly 143 kilometres of operational railway track with 34 turnouts (main tracks), one station, three freight yards, one intermodal yard, 59 bridges and 36 culverts (a tunnel for a road or drain going under a road or railroad). The scope of work comprises civil works (earthworks, bridges, culverts, track works, freight yards, intermodal yard and passenger station, its architecture and MEP), railway systems manufacture, installation and integration of equipment; manufacture and supply of rolling stock, and railway operation and maintenance.

To be developed in distinct phases, the Long Distance Passenger and Freight Rail network will cover a distance of 350 kilometres at a speed ranging between 220 and 270 kilometres per hour for passenger trains and 120 kilometres per hour for freight trains.

The network will be executed over four phases, with plans to initiate the enabling works in 2015 and complete the fourth and final phase in 2030. Once completed this network will include lines to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the new port, and Hamad International Airport outside of Doha.

Lusail City Tram

Lusail City, just north of Doha, is a visionary waterfront development currently under construction. Designed to be an environmental and self-sustaining community, the city will have residential and commercial developments, including schools, medical facilities, shopping centres, and more.

In line with the vision of Lusail, the Lusail Tram network will serve the residents of the city by providing an environmentally-friendly mode of transportation that will not only connect destinations within Lusail, but also to Doha by way of the Doha Metro.

The 19 kilometer Lusail Tram is on schedule, and will have:

• Four lines.
• 25 stations at-grade in various configurations (centre platform, side platforms and split side platforms).
• One viaduct to accommodate Lusail Tram passengers with a connection to the regional railway .
• One Lusail Tram depot and operation, maintenance and storage facility and test track, utilising the latest state-of-the-art 'Catenary free' train power service.

There is no concrete operating date yet, we will keep you updated once we find out! So, are you excited about Qatar Rail? Are you planning to use them?

Source: Qatar Rail

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